1989 Ohio Bobcats football team

1989 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	1–9–1 (1–6–1 MAC)
Head coach	Cleve Bryant (5th season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1989 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ball State $	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	2
Eastern Michigan	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Toledo	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan	5	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Bowling Green	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Western Michigan	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Miami (OH)	2	–	5	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Ohio	1	–	6	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
Kent State	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1989 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Cleve Bryant, the Bobcats compiled a 1–9–1 record (1–6–1 against MAC opponents), finished in eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 349 to 191.^[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		L 18–27
September 9	at Iowa State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 3–28	41,614
September 16	Eastern Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		L 25–30
September 23	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 10–54	38,672	[5]
September 30	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	L 6–57	63,860	[6]
October 7	Bowling Green	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		L 28–31
October 14	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (rivalry)		T 22–22
October 21	Kent State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 37–14
October 28	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		L 13–28
November 11	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		L 15–24
November 18	Ball State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		L 14–33
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1989 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
2. "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 93, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
3. "Cleve Bryant". Sports Reference.
4. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
5. "Vanderbilt feasts on Ohio U. 54–10". Florida Today. September 24, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "LSU explodes over Ohio Univ. 57–6". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 1, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.